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1 Vulnerability Index - Service Prioritization Decision assistance tool (VI-SPDAT)Prescreen Triage tool for Single AdultsAMERICAN VERSION 2015 OrgCode Consulting Inc. and Community Solutions. All rights (800) 355-0420 2015 OrgCode Consulting Inc. and Community Solutions. All rights (800) 355-0420 Index - Service Prioritization Decision assistance tool (VI-SPDAT)SINGLE ADULTS AMERICAN VERSION 2 Welcome to the SPDAT Line of ProductsThe Service Prioritization Decision assistance tool (SPDAT) has been around in various incarnations for over a decade, before being released to the public in 2010. Since its initial release, the use of the SPDAT has been expanding exponentially and is now used in over one thousand communities across the United States, Canada, and communities using the tool means there is an unprecedented demand for versions of the SPDAT, customized for specific client groups or types of users. With the release of SPDAT V4, there have been more current versions of SPDAT products than ever SeriesThe Vulnerability Index Service Prioritization Decision assistance tool (VI-SPDAT) was developed as a pre-screening tool for communities that are very busy and do not have the resources to conduct a full SPDAT assessment for every client.

2 It was made in collaboration with Community Solutions, creators of the Vulnerability Index , as a brief survey that can be conducted to quickly determine whether a client has high, moderate, or low acuity. The use of this survey can help prioritize which clients should be given a full SPDAT assessment first. Because it is a self-reported survey, no special training is required to use the versions available: VI-SPDAT V for Individuals VI-SPDAT V for Families VI-SPDAT V .0 for YouthAll versions are available online at SeriesThe Service Prioritization Decision assistance tool (SPDAT) was developed as an assessment tool for front-line workers at agencies that work with homeless clients to prioritize which of those clients should receive assistance first. The SPDAT tools are also designed to help guide case management and improve housing stability outcomes. They provide an in-depth assessment that relies on the assessor s ability to interpret responses and corroborate those with evidence.

3 As a result, this tool may only be used by those who have received proper, up-to-date training provided by OrgCode Consulting, Inc. or an OrgCode certified versions available: SPDAT V for Individuals SPDAT V .0 for Families SPDAT V .0 for YouthInformation about all versions is available online at 2015 OrgCode Consulting Inc. and Community Solutions. All rights (800) 355-0420 Index - Service Prioritization Decision assistance tool (VI-SPDAT)SINGLE ADULTS AMERICAN VERSION 3 SPDAT Training SeriesTo use the SPDAT, training by OrgCode or an OrgCode certified trainer is required. We provide training on a wide variety of topics over a variety of full-day in-person SPDAT Level 1 training provides you the opportunity to bring together as many people as you want to be trained for one low fee. The webinar training allows for a maximum of 15 dif-ferent computers to be logged into the training at one time. We also offer online courses for individuals that you can do at your own training gives you the manual, case studies, application to current practice, a review of each compo-nent of the tool , conversation guidance with prospective clients and more!

4 Current SPDAT training available: Level 0 SPDAT Training: VI-SPDAT for Frontline Workers Level 1 SPDAT Training: SPDAT for Frontline Workers Level 2 SPDAT Training: SPDAT for Supervisors Level 3 SPDAT Training: SPDAT for TrainersOther related training available: Excellence in Housing-Based Case Management Coordinated Access & Common Assessment Motivational Interviewing Objective-Based InteractionsMore information about SPDAT training, including pricing, is available online 2015 OrgCode Consulting Inc. and Community Solutions. All rights (800) 355-0420 Index - Service Prioritization Decision assistance tool (VI-SPDAT)SINGLE ADULTS AMERICAN VERSION 4 AdministrationInterviewer s Name Agency Team Staff VolunteerSurvey DateDD/MM/YYYY / / Survey Time Survey Location Opening ScriptEvery assessor in your community regardless of organization completing the VI-SPDAT should use the same introductory script.

5 In that script you should highlight the following information: the name of the assessor and their affiliation (organization that employs them, volunteer as part of a Point in Time Count, etc.) the purpose of the VI-SPDAT being completed that it usually takes less than 7 minutes to complete that only Yes, No, or one-word answers are being sought that any question can be skipped or refused where the information is going to be stored that if the participant does not understand a question or the assessor does not understand the ques-tion that clarification can be provided the importance of relaying accurate information to the assessor and not feeling that there is a correct or preferred answer that they need to provide, nor information they need to concealBasic InformationFirst Name Nickname Last Name In what language do you feel best able to express yourself?

6 Date of BirthAgeSocial Security Number Consent to participateDD/MM/YYYY / / Yes NoIF THE PERSON IS 60 YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER, THEN SCORE :0 2015 OrgCode Consulting Inc. and Community Solutions. All rights (800) 355-0420 Index - Service Prioritization Decision assistance tool (VI-SPDAT)SINGLE ADULTS AMERICAN VERSION 5A. History of Housing and Homelessness1. Where do you sleep most frequently? (check one) Shelters Transitional Housing Safe Haven Outdoors Other (specify): RefusedIF THE PERSON ANSWERS ANYTHING OTHER THAN SHELTER , TRANSITIONAL HOUSING , OR SAFE HAVEN , THEN SCORE :2. How long has it been since you lived in permanent stable housing? Refused 3. In the last three years, how many times have you been homeless?

7 Refused IF THE PERSON HAS EXPERIENCED 1 OR MORE CONSECUTIVE YEARS OF HOMELESSNESS, AND/OR 4+ EPISODES OF HOMELESSNESS, THEN SCORE :B. Risks4. In the past six months, how many times have ) Received health care at an emergency department/room? Refusedb) Taken an ambulance to the hospital? Refused c) Been hospitalized as an inpatient? Refused d) Used a crisis Service , including sexual assault crisis, mental health crisis, family/intimate violence, distress centers and suicide prevention hotlines? Refused e) Talked to police because you witnessed a crime, were the victim of a crime, or the alleged perpetrator of a crime or because the police told you that you must move along? Refused f) Stayed one or more nights in a holding cell, jail or prison, whether that was a short-term stay like the drunk tank, a longer stay for a more serious offence, or anything in between?

8 Refused IF THE TOTAL NUMBER OF INTERACTIONS EQUALS 4 OR MORE, THEN SCORE 1 FOR EMERGENCY Service :5. Have you been attacked or beaten up since you ve become homeless? Y N Refused6. Have you threatened to or tried to harm yourself or anyone else in the last year? Y N RefusedIF YES TO ANY OF THE ABOVE, THEN SCORE 1 FOR RISK OF :0 Years000 2015 OrgCode Consulting Inc. and Community Solutions. All rights (800) 355-0420 Index - Service Prioritization Decision assistance tool (VI-SPDAT)SINGLE ADULTS AMERICAN VERSION 67. Do you have any legal stuff going on right now that may result in you being locked up, having to pay fines, or that make it more difficult to rent a place to live? Y N RefusedIF YES, THEN SCORE 1 FOR LEGAL :8. Does anybody force or trick you to do things that you do not want to do? Y N Refused9. Do you ever do things that may be considered to be risky like exchange sex for money, run drugs for someone, have unprotected sex with someone you don t know, share a needle, or anything like that?

9 Y N RefusedIF YES TO ANY OF THE ABOVE, THEN SCORE 1 FOR RISK OF (;3/2,7$7, :C. Socialization & Daily Functioning10. Is there any person, past landlord, business, bookie, dealer, or government group like the IRS that thinks you owe them money? Y N Refused11. Do you get any money from the government, a pension, an inheritance, working under the table, a regular job, or anything like that? Y N RefusedIF YES TO QUESTION 1 OR NO TO QUESTION 1 , THEN SCORE 1 FOR MONEY :12. Do you have planned activities, other than just surviving, that make you feel happy and fulfilled? Y N RefusedIF NO, THEN SCORE 1 FOR MEANINGFUL DAILY :13. Are you currently able to take care of basic needs like bathing, changing clothes, using a restroom, getting food and clean water and other things like that? Y N RefusedIF NO, THEN SCORE 1 FOR :14. Is your current homelessness in any way caused by a relationship that broke down, an unhealthy or abusive relationship, or because family or friends caused you to become evicted?)

10 Y N RefusedIF YES, THEN SCORE 1 FOR SOCIAL :000000 2015 OrgCode Consulting Inc. and Community Solutions. All rights (800) 355-0420 Index - Service Prioritization Decision assistance tool (VI-SPDAT)SINGLE ADULTS AMERICAN VERSION 7D. Wellness15. Have you ever had to leave an apartment, shelter program, or other place you were staying because of your physical health? Y N Refused16. Do you have any chronic health issues with your liver, kidneys, stomach, lungs or heart? Y N Refused17. If there was space available in a program that specifically assists people that live with HIV or AIDS, would that be of interest to you? Y N Refused18. Do you have any physical disabilities that would limit the type of housing you could access, or would make it hard to live independently because you d need help? Y N Refused19. When you are sick or not feeling well, do you avoid getting help? Y N Refused20. FOR FEMALE RESPONDENTS ONLY: Are you currently pregnant?